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Sun. 2/21 Sat. 2/27 Thu. 3/4 Sun. 3/7 Thu. 3/11
@ Wich 
Postponed		 @ Tulsa 
Postponed		 vs. UCF 
L 60-64
Box | Recap		 vs. Cin 
L 69-82
Box | Recap		 @ UCF 
L 62-72
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Perry scores 15 to lift UCF past East Carolina 72-62

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Darius Perry registered 15 points as sixth-seeded Central Florida got past 11th-seeded East Carolina 72-62 in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night.

Avery Diggs had 12 points for Central Florida (11-11), which advanced to a Friday matchup against No. 3 seed Memphis in the quarterfinals on Friday. Darin Green Jr. added 12 points. Brandon Mahan had 10 points.

Jayden Gardner had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Pirates (8-11). Brandon Suggs added 14 points. Tristen Newton had 13 points and six assists.

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Leaders
Points: J. Gardner18.3
Rebounds: J. Gardner8.3
Assists: T. Robinson-White3.8
FG%: J. Gardner47.9%
FT%: J. Gardner73.7%
3P%: No qualifiers
Steals: T. Newton1.2
Blocks: L. Debaut1.0
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Gonzaga31-1
2 Illinois24-7
3 Baylor28-2
4 Michigan23-5
5 Alabama26-7
6 Houston28-4
7 Ohio State21-10
8 Iowa22-9
9 Texas19-8
10 Arkansas25-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Baylor28-2
2 Gonzaga31-1
3 Houston28-4
4 Michigan23-5
5 Alabama26-7
6 Arkansas25-7
7 UCLA22-10
8 Illinois24-7
9 USC25-8
10 Florida State18-7
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American Athletic Conference Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Wichita State 11-2 16-6
6 Houston 14-3 28-4
Memphis 11-4 20-8
SMU 7-4 11-6
Cincinnati 8-6 12-11
UCF 8-10 11-12
Tulsa 7-9 11-12
South Florida 4-10 9-13
Temple 4-10 5-11
Tulane 4-12 10-13
East Carolina 2-10 8-11
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 66.8 (278)
Rebounds: 9.9 (161)
Assists: 15.9 (30)
FG%: 41.0% (306)
FT%: 72.4% (121)
3P%: 30.4% (313)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 67.9 (105)
Rebounds: 24.4 (245)
Assists: 12.9 (171)
FG%: 42.3% (124)
FT%: 71.1% (190)
3P%: 32.1% (89)
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